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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has picked up the New Zealand sportswoman of the year award after being awarded the prize by the University of Otago earlier this week.Hubbard made history in securing prize, after becoming the first transgender athlete to win the award in its 113-year history.This isn’t the first time the 43-year-old has written herself in the sporting history books this year, as the Auckland athlete became the first openly transgender competitor at the Olympic Games following her appearance in Tokyo this summer.Despite making Olympic history Hubbard failed to record a single successful lift at the Games, after two failed attempts at 125 kg and one at 120 kg,

Olympic Games.The former model has shared her dismay after Laurel Hubbard competed in the women’s weightlifting round during Tokyo 2020.Laurel, 43, was selected for the women’s weightlifting team, after the qualifying requirements were modified.The New Zealand national had previously competed in men’s events before she came out as transgender back in 2013.While some argued that she had an unfair advantage, many have praised the Olympic committee after it was announced that Laurel would be competing.Now, former Page 3 model Leilani Dowding has criticised the decision, saying she is not a fan.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Leilani said: "I’m not a fan, I don’t think somebody who was born a male should be competing against

For the first time ever in the history of the Olympic Games, Quinn, a transgender and  non-binary athlete, has won a gold medal. Quinn has become the only such athlete to ever take home any medal in the Games.  Quinn, 25, was part of the Canadian women’s football team, that beat Sweden 3-2 in the women’s football final to take gold on Friday night. Quinn, a midfielder, was also part of the bronze medal winning Canadian  team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

2 min read The New Zealand weightlifter did not make the podium, after failing to advance to the final, but Laurel Hubbard has made history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Summer Olympics.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!New Zealand weightlifter, and the Olympics first transgender athlete, Laurel Hubbard is out of the Olympics after failing to record a successful snatch.The 43-year-old Kiwi made history on Monday morning as she became the games' first transgender athlete in its over 100-year history.Hubbard had been tipped for a medal, but she failed to complete a clean lift in any of her three attempts in Tokyo on Monday.The Kiwi was competing in the women's over 87kg category.Hubbard was unable to stabilise 120kg over her head - her starting weight - and she then twice failed at 125kg to end her games.Despite Hubbard's personal best being 132kg, she struggled with 120kg as she dropped the bar behind

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will make history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics on Monday. The New Zealand's involvement has proved controversial, with some critics, including Piers Morgan, suggesting she will have an unfair advantage having gone through male puberty before transitioning in 2012.

Laurel Hubbard in its women’s weightlifting team for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Forty-three year old Hubbard will be the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, following modification of qualifying rules.

Good Morning Britain viewers have been left divided after Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid debated if transgender women should be able to compete in standard women's categories at sporting events.